Water Blogged

At Lydia Middleton Elementary School in Indiana, students engaged in a novel study of ‘A Long Walk to Water.’ They researched South Sudan and its people’s needs. Subsequently, they shared their findings with every classroom in the school. Lydia Middleton successfully applied for a $500 mini-grant to initiate their project. To generate additional funds, they held a candy gram sale. The students took charge of sales, money collection and accounting, card writing, assembly, and distribution of the candy grams. Ultimately, Lydia Middleton nearly quadrupled the grant money, raising $1,979.00 to contribute towards a borehole well in South Sudan. Here are […]

The National Honor Society Comets Chapter is a small college preparatory school in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Through the community service program of their NHS Comets Chapter, students strive to significantly impact their school community and increase global awareness. The students aimed to raise awareness within their school community. As a result, the community service extended well beyond NJHS and NHS members; it saw robust participation from high school students who were not members and who are keen to participate again. As they learned about H2O For Life’s mission, participants became intent on raising further awareness and initiating more service […]

The Environmental Advocacy Club at Ripon High in California focuses on learning sustainable practices and patterns for daily life implementation. We are eager and prepared to deepen our understanding of global and local issues we can address collectively. Our enthusiasm extends to fundraising efforts to positively impact areas in need of water and sanitation. We planned 2 fundraising events to help support Green Land Junior School in Uganda. The first was a Coin Drive at school. We set up four coin jars in each English classroom, labeling them for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, making it a class competition to […]

We are so grateful for DigDeep’s incredible support and continued partnership. We are pleased to share this update from our implementing partner, DigDeep, about the impact of their water delivery program, which received funding from H2O for Life during the 2023-24 school year! DIGDEEP’S NAVAJO WATER PROJECT Across the Navajo Nation, 30% of households do not have running water or basic plumbing, making it a priority area for DigDeep to bring clean, running water access to individuals and families who are currently living without it. We are solving this issue through a host of off-grid and centralized solutions that address […]

The new Double Pit VIP Latrines and Handwashing Station at La Sabana have been completed! Thanks to Forestview Middle School in Minnesota for supporting this project! Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. In a country where 37% of rural people have no safe drinking water (UNICEF) and 47% of the forest cover has disappeared over the last 50 years (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), these water, sanitation, and reforestation programs are a critical way to improve the living standards of the rural poor while conserving environmental resources. El Porvenir works in remote rural villages that lack access to […]

The new Double Pit VIP Latrines and Handwashing Station at La Sabana have been completed! Thanks to Camila Garita Helping in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Salem Hills Elementary in Minnesota for supporting this project! Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. In a country where 37% of rural people have no safe drinking water (UNICEF) and 47% of the forest cover has disappeared over the last 50 years (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), these water, sanitation, and reforestation programs are a critical way to improve the living standards of the rural poor while conserving environmental resources. El Porvenir works in […]

Kelsey, a sophomore at Sissonville High School in West Virginia, took part in the H2O for Life Fellowship program last school year, choosing to support Muggaga Secondary School in Uganda. “Initially, we utilized $400 from the H2O for Life Mini-Grant to purchase and sell Chick-fil-A at Sissonville Middle and High Schools. We created posters about Muggaga Secondary School to highlight the effects of the Global Water Crisis, aiming to raise student awareness of its impact on educational communities. Subsequently, we sold Crumbl Cookie gift cards (independently of the grant funds) and allocated the remaining $100 of the grant to acquire […]

Students at Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies in FLorida are eager to collaborate with this project to deepen their engagement with global issues. By directing their club activities, they aim to address the immediate needs of a particular community, achieving tangible results. Their goal is to contribute positively and foster global literacy and health systems. Those involved in this initiative at Wolfson are part of the IB CAS program. Kaylee, a sophomore at Samuel Wolfson, is deeply committed to helping others. Alongside her friend Emerson, she participated in the H2O for Life Fellowship Program, supporting the Jhariya Gagadi community […]

Bulunda Primary School is located in Mpigi, Uganda, along the shores of Lake Victoria. BEFORE: Students and teachers struggled daily to find a safe space to ‘go’. This caused absence and health issues both from youth and teachers which affected education, poverty, and female health needs. There were no handwashing facilities and because they were so desperate for space, they created a barrier with leaves and poles behind a latrine for children to urinate. This was not clean or safe, especially as many children lack shoes and disease can and does spread easily. AFTER: Our implementing partner, Drink Local Drink […]

At Quail Valley Elementary in Palmdale, CA, the 5th grade Special Day Class (SDC) students engaged in a Project-Based Learning Unit centered on the scarcity and importance of water. In this project, students investigated the concept of self-awareness concerning their environmental footprint and the effects of their choices and behaviors on the environment. They collected data on their families’ consumption of natural resources, such as gallons per minute. Through this exploration, students gained an understanding of the significance of self-awareness and the influence of our decisions and actions on our natural surroundings. For their H2O for Life project, the students […]